TLOF lighting (Touchdown and Lift-Off Area) is used at airports where flight operations take place at night and there is a need for support for a landing pilot. The basic elements of the TLOF lighting are at least four, green lights set in a shape of a rectangle or a square.

A more advanced system consists of one or more of the following elements: edge lighting, spotlights, ASPSL (arrays of segmented point source lighting) or LP (luminescent panel). The last of the aforementioned is used when edge lighting and spotlights are missing and when FATO lighting is available (Final approach and takeoff area). TLOF lighting for helipads that are situated on platforms should consist of at least a few of the following elements: edge lighting, arrays of segmented point source lighting and/or a luminescent panel. TLOF lighting works best if LED lights are used.